Swing



(No Model.)

I. Z. ALEXANDER'K; A. B. MARTIND A LE. SWING.

' No. 487,141. Patented NOV. 29, 1892.

' Uni-ran firnrns nrice.

ATENT ISAAC ZOOK ALEXANDER AND AMBROSE B. MARTINDALE, OF HARTFORD CITY, INDIANA.

SWING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 487,141, dated N ovember- 29, 1892.

Application filed June 25, 1892- To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ISAAC ZOOK ALEXAN- DER and AMBROSE B. MARTINDALE, citizens of the United States, residing at Hartford City, in the county of Blackford and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swings; and We do hereby (leolare that thefollowingisafull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in swings; and it has for its objects, among others, to provide a cheap swing which can be readily put up or taken down, which can be easily operated, started, or stopped by the occupant or occupants, and in which the occupant may be kept cool by a fan operated by the movement of the swing.

We provide a swing hung from a suitable support by rods, the said rods being arranged in pairs, between which the seat or seats are pivotally supported, the seats being provided with automatically-operating backs which are changed in their positions by simply pressing downward upon the handles of the seats, or rather the side arms which constitute the handles. Suitable means are provided whereby the occupant of the swing can start or stop the swing. The foot-rest has hinged portions, which can be turned up or down, as may be desired. The foot-rest is removably supported in position to permit of its ready removal for shipment or for storage.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through our improved swing on the line 1 1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the swing.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in both of the views where they appear.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates suitable uprights de- Serial Ne 438,013. (No model.)

signed to be supported in the desired place in any manner and braced by the braces a. The upper ends of these uprights are connected by a cross-bar A, and near the upper end of each upright is a horizontal bar B at right angles to the said cross-bar and which are suitably braced, as by the braces a. Each of the bars B carries at each end a hook 0, upon which the suspension-bars D are supported to swing, these bars having, preferably at their upper ends, stirrups or loops 1), as seen in both views, to loosely engage the said hooks. There are four of these bars D, and they are connected at their lower ends in pairs by the rods E, on which they are loosely sleeved, so that the rods and bars havea movement upon each other to give a swinging movement and at the same time keep the foot-rest always substantially level or horizontal.

F is the foot-rest, having its side bars fextended, to be supported upon the rods E and provided with turn or pivoted buttonsf' upon the under side to engage beneath the rods E, as seen in both views, and thus hold the footrest detachably in place. The foot-rest has hinged sides F, as seen best in Fig. 2, which can be turned up, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

G are bars hinged at one end to one of the bars D and at the other end designed to engage in a bifurcated bracket g, secured to the opposite bar. The two bars are connected by a cord or wire I-I, so that the occupant can by pulling upon the said cord or wire aid in starting the swing or by pulling downward upon the center thereof bring the swing to a standstill.

I is a cross-shaft journaled in the uprights and carrying near its center a fan I. t is a grooved pulley on this shaft near one end, and J is a cord wound around this pulley and having its ends secured to opposite bars D, as seen in Fig. 1, so that as the said bars swing back and forth a rotary movement will be given to the shaft and consequently to the fan-blades.

K are the side bars of the seats. They are detachably mounted on suitable pivots k, which are held in brackets on the bars D and held in place by the pivoted lugs or buttons K, as shown. L are the seat-slats, secured to these side bars.

M are the seat-backs, pivoted, as at Z, to the ends of the side bars and provided upon their outer faces with notches m.

N are the seat-arms, consisting of the uprights n, pivoted at their lower ends to the side bars and at their upper ends secured to the horizontal portions 0, the outer ends of which are pivotally connected to the rear or outer ends of the inclined arms P, which are pivoted on the same pivots as the uprights, the outer ends of the horizontal portions and the inclined arms being connected to the horizontal wires Q, which are designed to rest against the backs of the seats and to seat themselves in the notches of the backs.

The occupant of the seat can by simply pressing upon the seat-arms change the inclination of the seat-back, the Wires automatically throwing the backs one way or the other and the wires seating themselves in the proper have hereunto subscribed our names in thepresence of two witnesses.

ISAAC ZOOK ALEXANDER. AMBROSE B. MARTINDALE. \Vitncsses:

CHAS. A. BRADBURY, W. H. SPENoE. 

